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Sunday Afternoon, November 27, 2016, at 2:00 Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director presents

Messiah…Refreshed! (Approx. 2 hours 22 minutes)

George Frideric Handel Messiah Thomas Beecham/Eugene Goossens’ 1959 Re-Orchestration for Full Symphony Orchestra JONATHAN GRIFFITH, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor PENELOPE SHUMATE, Soprano CLAUDIA CHAPA, Mezzo-Soprano JOHN MCVEIGH, Tenor CHRISTOPHER JOB, Bass DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

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Part One 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Orchestra Recit. (Tenor) Air (Tenor) Chorus Recit. (Bass) Air (Bass) Chorus Recit. (Mezzo) Air (Mezzo) and Chorus Recit. (Bass) Air (Bass) Chorus Orchestra Recit. (Soprano) Recit. (Soprano) Recit. (Soprano) Chorus Air (Soprano) Recit. (Mezzo) Air (Mezzo/Soprano) Chorus

Sinfonia (Overture) Comfort ye my people Ev’ry valley shall be exalted And the glory of the Lord Thus saith the Lord But who may abide the day of his coming? And he shall purify Behold, a virgin shall conceive O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion For behold, darkness shall cover the earth The people that walked in darkness For unto us a child is born Pifa (“Pastoral Symphony”) There were shepherds abiding in the field And the angel said unto them And suddenly there was with the angel Glory to God Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Then shall the eyes of the blind He shall feed his flock His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light

Please hold your applause until the end of each part.

Intermission

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Part Two 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Chorus Air (Mezzo) Chorus Chorus Chorus Recit. (Tenor) Chorus Recit. (Tenor) Air (Tenor) Recit. (Tenor) Air (Tenor) Chorus Chorus Air (Soprano) Chorus Air (Bass)

41. 42. 43. 44.

Chorus Recit. (Tenor) Air (Tenor) Chorus

Behold the Lamb of God He was despised Surely he hath borne our griefs And with his stripes we are healed All we like sheep have gone astray All they that see him laugh him to scorn He trusted in God Thy rebuke hath broken his heart Behold, and see if there be any sorrow He was cut off out of the land of the living But thou didst not leave his soul in hell Lift up your heads, O ye gates The Lord gave the word How beautiful are the feet Their sound is gone out Why do the nations so furiously rage together? Let us break their bonds asunder He that dwelleth in heaven Thou shalt break them Hallelujah Part Three

45. 46. 47. 48. 53.

Air (Soprano) Chorus Recit. (Bass) Air (Bass) Chorus

I know that my redeemer liveth Since by man came death Behold, I tell you a mystery The trumpet shall sound Worthy is the lamb that was slain

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Notes ON THE PROGRAM by Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1759) Messiah Re-orchestrated for full symphony orchestra by Eugene Goossens

Messiah is a collection of biblical extracts compiled as a complement and response to the story of Christ’s incarnation, death and resurrection. There are no dramatic characters, the soloists adopt a primarily prophetic voice and the chorus responds as a kind of universal congregation. The first part of Messiah deals primarily with the prophecies of Christ’s birth, mainly from the Book of Isaiah, and more meditative psalm texts. The texts are optimistic, focusing on redemption through acceptance of a merciful and gentle savior. The actual Christmas story is told only in the three central numbers, the chorus, “For unto us a child is born,” the recitative, “There were shepherds abiding in the fields,” and the chorus “Glory to God,” in which the soprano soloist serves as “Evangelist” and the chorus as “Mankind” and the, “heavenly Host” respectively. Part Two is distinct from the Passion oratorios in that it does not tell the story of the crucifixion but is rather a meditation of Christ’s death and mankind’s need for redemption. Once again, the texts are taken primarily from the Hebrew Scriptures, in which the events of Christ’s sacrifice are believed to be anticipated. Part Two ends with the “Hallelujah” chorus, celebrating the redemption of man rather than the tragedy of Christ’s death. Equally non-dramatic is Part Three, a musical consideration of the significance of the resurrection for mankind.

Handel composed Messiah in a little over three weeks, typically dipping into earlier compositions when it suited his taste and probably his schedule: “And He shall purify,” “For unto us a child is born” and “His yoke is easy” were originally Italian secular cantatas for two voices. Remnants of moribund opera seria style can be heard in the da capo aria Rejoice greatly,” but the repeat of the first part is by no means exact, driving to an emotional and musical climax that ends the aria. Another distinction in this aria is that Handel notated the ornamentation instead of allowing the singer carte blanche to improvise, as was the custom with the castrati who dominated the operatic stage. Always attentive to matching words and music, Handel, like Bach, frequently used tone painting to accentuate important textural elements: Note the melisma on the word “shake” in the bass recitative, “Thus saith the Lord” and the twisting chromatic vocal line in the bass aria to portray, “The people that walked in darkness.” On the other hand, note how difficult it is for the chorus to sing the word “easy” in “His yoke is easy.” The instrumental “Pastoral symphony” portrays the shepherds through the use of the drone in the bass, representing a simple rural bagpipe and the lilting rhythm of traditional Italian folk music. Messiah was commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Dublin and was

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an enormous success at its premiere performance in 1742, but it fell flat the same year in London. Only after it had been revised and presented in concert for the benefit of the Foundling Hospital in London (which continued to make over 600 pounds at each of its annual benefit performances) did it take off on the way to its current popularity. But nothing boosted the work so much as its adoption every Christmas by traditional English civic choral societies, in which “casts of thousands” continue to belt out the choruses that at its premiere comprised only 33 instrumentalists and 32 singers. About this Orchestration Handel’s original modest orchestration did not remain pristine for long. Handel himself had performed it using an enlarged orchestra. Mozart and various others have re-orchestrated it for their own times and orchestral forces. In 1959 conductor Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961), nearing the end of his career, decided that he wanted to conduct and record Handel’s Messiah one more time, taking advantage of the full force of his Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He hired conductor and composer Eugene Goossens (1893–1962) for €1,000 (a tidy sum at the time) to do the re-orchestration, explaining reasonably that over the years Messiah had played to larger and larger houses, and that proportionately larger forces were needed to push the sound out. Handel’s original orchestration consisted of two oboes, two clarinets, two trumpets, timpani, continuo and strings. In Goossens’ hands, this became: three flutes (piccolo), four

oboes (English horn), two clarinets (bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, three percussionists (including cymbals), harp, and strings. Goossens also omitted several movements from the original orchestration. Beecham recorded the new version in 1959 with great success (It is still available on CD). But then the story gets murky. After the conductor’s death, Lady Beecham—the Royal Philharmonic’s former telephone operator who was 57 years Beecham’s junior and whom he married in 1959— became the guardian of all her husband’s manuscripts and discouraged attempts to perform the arranged Messiah or even to allow an examination of the score. In fact she claimed that Goossens’ work was unacceptable to her husband and that he had been obliged to “re-re-orchestrate” it himself with the help of a member of the orchestra and had actually used “his own” version for the recording. That claim was, in fact, stated in the insert when the recording was reissued on CD in 1992. Finally, in the early 1990s, Lady Beecham sold her husband’s manuscript collection to Sheffield University where it became possible to examine the score Beecham had used for the recording. It was pure Goossens with only a few minor alterations. Goossens’ Messiah was not performed again in Britain until 1999. DCINY presented the Lincoln Center premiere of this orchestration on November 27, 2011, under the baton of Jonathan Griffith and the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra.

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THE

Artists

JONATHAN GRIFFITH, DCINY Co-Founder, Artistic Director, Principal Conductor

An acclaimed conductor, educator and lecturer, Jonathan Griffith has led performances across North America, Europe, and Asia. Maestro Griffith is co-founder and artistic director of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), which has brought together, under his artistic leadership, thousands of musicians and choral singers in concert at prestigious venues across the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Disney Hall. The founder and music director of the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Maestro Griffith also oversees DCINY’s mentoring program for conductors. He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in 1989 and has since conducted well over 65 performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center combined. In addition to the major works of the classical repertoire, conducting highlights include the U.S. premieres of Karl Jenkins’ Stabat Mater and Te Deum, Sergei Taneyev’s Upon Reading a Psalm, Miloš Bok’s Missa Solemnis,

Luigi Boccherini’s Villancicos, and Eugene Goossens’ orchestration of Handel’s Messiah, along with world premieres by Eric Funk, Seymour Bernstein, and Robert Convery. His additional conducting credits include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City; Manhattan Philharmonic and New England Symphonic Ensemble, both at Carnegie Hall; the European Symphony Orchestra in Spain; Bohuslava Martin Philharmonia and Philharmonia Chorus, Virtuosi Pragensis Chamber Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and Dvorˇák Chamber Orchestra, in the Czech Republic; and the Bialystok State Philharmonic in Poland, as well as numerous regional orchestras and choruses across the United States. The Jonathan Griffith Singers, an ensemble drawn from singers across North America and founded in 1987, has made its mark internationally. In recent years Maestro Griffith has led the Singers on highly acclaimed tours to Uruguay and Argentina; to the People’s Republic of China, premiering Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace in Beijing and Shanghai; and to Pisa, Italy. Dr. Griffith and the Jonathan Griffith Singers toured Turkey in June of 2013 performing the acclaimed Turkish oratorio Yunus Emre by A. Adnan Saygun in Istanbul with the Cemal Re it Rey Orchestra and in Ankara and Eskinehir with the Presidential Orchestra at the invitation of the TURKSOY governmental agency. Maestro Griffith along with the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra is the 2014 winner of The American Prize in Conducting, professional orchestra

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division, and a semi-finalist in the 2015 competition. Dr. Griffith received his DMA in conducting from the Conservatory of

Music/University of Missouri-Kansas City, a master’s in music education from Wichita State University, and bachelor of music education from the University of Kansas.

PENELOPE SHUMATE, Soprano Penelope Shumate received critical acclaim for her recent performance in Messiah with DCINY at Avery Fisher Hall: “Penelope Shumate sang the soprano solos with appealing bell-like clarity and surpassing sweetness (The New York Times), and “the clear tones were true and expressive, one of the best “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” that I have ever heard live.” (New York Concert Review). She has also performed in Alice Tully Hall as well as her many appearances at Carnegie Hall. This spring she was the recipient of the 2016 Chicago Oratorio Award. Her recent soloist debuts include performances with Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association, Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, The Virginia Consort, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and the Canterbury Choral Society. She has also performed with opera companies and orchestras across America, including Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opera Roanoke, Lake George Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Annapolis Opera, Santa Fe

Symphony Orchestra, Berkshire Choral Festival, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and the Kennett Symphony Orchestra, among others. She has also been an award winner with the Gerda Lissner Foundation, Marie E. Crump Vocal Arts Competition, MacAllister Awards, New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Vocal Competition, Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition, Kennett Symphony Orchestra Vocal Competition, and the Altamura/Caruso International Vocal Competition. In addition to her active performance career, she serves as assistant professor of voice at Western Illinois University. (www.PenelopeShumate.com).

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CLAUDIA CHAPA, Mezzo-Soprano Old Lady (Candide) with Glimmerglass Festival 2015.

Mexican mezzo-soprano Claudia Chapa has recently been seen in such theatrically dynamic roles as Azucena (Il Travatore) with Winter Opera St. Louis and Opera in Williamsburg, Madame Flora (The Medium), and the Witch (Hänsel Und Gretel) with Opera in the Heights. Upcoming engagements include Azucena (Il Travatore) with the St. Petersburg Opera Company, Mary (The Flying Dutchman) with Austin Opera, ConciertOH! de Invierno with Opera in the Heights, Verdi’s Requiem with the Alabama Symphony, and Dryade (Ariadne auf Naxos) with Austin Opera. Other recent engagements include Dame Quickly (Falstaff) with Winter Opera St. Louis and Opera in the Heights, Marthe (Faust) with Indianopolis Opera, the Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte) with the Glimmerglass Festival in 2015, Portland Opera To Go, and Ms. Chapa’s professional operatic debut in 2011 with Austin Lyric Opera, and covering the

Other roles in Ms. Chapa’s operatic repertoire include Dryade (Ariadne auf Naxos), Alisa (Lucia Di Lammermoor), Gertrude (Roméo et Juliette), and Aunt Cecilia (Little Women). Her performance of Madame de Croissy in Les Dialogues des Carmélites earned her the prestigious Silverman Award from the International Vocal Arts Institute, Tel Aviv. On the concert platform, Ms. Chapa has been heard in the Verdi Requiem, Manuel de Falla’s El Amor Brujo, and Handel’s Messiah, including performances at Carnegie Hall with the Distinguished Concerts International New York series. She received her training from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas-Austin, where she performed Beatriz (La Hija De Rappaccini) in the world premiere of the late Daniel Catán’s revised version. Her other roles included La Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica), the title role of Rodriguez’s La Curandera, Gertrude (Hänsel Und Gretel), and Mrs. Herring (Albert Herring). She is an alumnus of the prestigious young artist programs, including the International Vocal Arts Institute (both in Blacksburg, VA and Tel Aviv, Israel), Des Moines Metro Opera, and the Glimmerglass Festival, for which she was chosen as a young artist for two consecutive seasons.

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JOHN MCVEIGH, Tenor Acclaimed for his “fresh-toned and touching portrayal” by Opera News, John McVeigh continues to garner attention for his countless world-class performances at the most revered houses throughout the United States and worldwide. This season, Mr. McVeigh will perform the tenor solo in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Portland Symphony Orchestra, and Händel’s Messiah with Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, and DCINY. Additionally, he will perform the role of the Footman in Der Rosenkavalier with Boston Symphony Orchestra and will return to The Metropolitan Opera for their production of Eugene Onegin. Mr. McVeigh is in high demand as a concert artist, bringing his strong stage presence and dynamic characterizations to oratorio repertoire nationwide. Most recent concert engagements include The Blind at Lincoln Center Festival; Händel’s L’allegro with Mark Morris Dance Group at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center; Lackey in Der Rosenkavalier with National Symphony Orchestra; Haydn’s Creation with the Portland Symphony; Mozart’s Mass in C minor with St. Catherine of Siena

CHRISTOPHER JOB, Bass Praised for his “commanding sonority” (Opera News) and described as “handsome, agile, and with a voice to match” (Boulder Daily Camera), Bass-baritone Christopher Job is a “rising star on the American opera scene” (Grand Junction Free Press). This season, Mr. Job takes on the roles of Leporello in Don Giovanni at Bar Harbor Music Festival, Alidoro in La Cenerentola with Opera Fort Collins, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Virginia Opera, and Petr Fedorovi Basmanov in Dvorˇák’s Dimitrij with Odyssey Opera; sings

Concert Series; Händel’s Messiah with Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Boston Baroque, Winston Salem Symphony, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestra; Acis in Acis and Galatea with Macau International Music Festival, Glimmerglass Opera, Detroit Oratorio Society, and Concert Radio Kamer Filharmonie in Amsterdam; Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion under the baton of Jaap van Zweden with Dallas Symphony; Bach’s St. John’s Passion with WinstonSalem Symphony; Orff’s Carmina Burana with Memphis Symphony; and Vaughan Williams’ On Wenlock Edge with Arizona Music Festival and Portland Chamber Music Festival.

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Händel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall and Verdi’s Requiem with DCINY in Barcelona; and returns to The Metropolitan Opera for the roles of Brühlmann in Werther and 4th Waiter in Der Rosenkavalier and for their productions of Roméo et Juliette and Eugene Onegin. Recently, Mr. Job appeared in productions of some of opera’s best-known titles throughout the country. Some highlights include his debut in the title role of Le nozze di Figaro with FargoMoorhead Opera, his debut as

Escamillo in Carmen with Lyric Opera Virginia, the creation of the role of Senator Thomas Jordon in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize–winner Kevin Putz’ The Manchurian Candidate with Minnesota Opera, Angelotti in Tosca with New York City Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera, Hobson in Peter Grimes at the Princeton Festival, Colline in La bohème and a production of Nabucco with Lyric Opera Baltimore, Baron Douphol in La Traviata in his debuts with Syracuse Opera and Lyric Opera Virginia, and Fifth Jew in Salome with Palm Beach Opera.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL *Appleton Thorn Village Choir (UK), Sally Peterken, Administrator Cantare Chorale of the Sierra Foothills (CA), Mariia Pechenova, Director D.M. Davis Choirs (OH), Rick D. Noel, Director Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus (FL), Katie Jo McGuire Menges, Director Golden Isles Community Messiah Chorus (GA), Christopher D. Goodson, Director Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Chorus (MI), Peter D. Sims, Director Holy Family Cathedral Choir (OK), Ernest R. Neal, Director Hope Chancel Choir (MT), Carol Mathew, Director Le Choeur de la Cité (Canada), Carole Bellavance, Director Lincoln-Way Area Chorale (IL), Gregory L. Day, Director Masterworks Choir of Enterprise (AL), Roy Hoobler, Director *Phoenix Singers (Hong Kong), Celia Leong, Director St. Helena Chamber Choir (CA), Craig R. Bond, Director *The Joyful Band of Singers (NC), Finley Woolston, Director The New Tecumseth Singers/The Dufferin Concert Singers (Canada), Johannes S. Wervers, Director The Orem Chorale (UT), Russell Oliphant, Director The Washington International Chorus (MD), Joshua Brown, Director Utah Conservatory Choral Society (UT), Debra Cook, Director Valley Voices Community Choir (MT), Allyson Kuechmann, Director And Individual Singers from around the globe *Denotes DCINY Alumni

PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS DCINY would like to thank our Performing Arts Partners, who, with their financial support, have made this performance possible.

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DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL Susan Albor Joseph Alfini Charlotte Allen Lisa Marie Andersen Annika Andersson Brenda Knowlton Ann Larry Applegate Shayna Armer Linda Babiak Nathalie Bacon Miryam Baeza Dan Bailey Joseph Bailey Bethe Baravetto Calvin Barrett Evelyn Barrett Keith Barrett Aicha Bartly Richard Baumann Cynthia Bayne Tamara Beardall Laura Beatty Kirk Beckstrom Carole Bellavance William Benjamin Judith Bennett Linda Benton Angie Berglund Sylvia Bergman Larry Bettinelli Robin Biggs Kim Blecke Rosemarie Bloomer Carolyn Bond Craig Bond Eileen Booth Assunta Borrelli Claude Bourret Laura Bowman Mary D. Bowman Nicky Bradley Taelor Brett Wilene Bridger Donna Brisby Angela Broeckel Deborah Bruning Brenda Butts Joy Bynum Michael Caldarola Regina Carlisle Bethe Carpenter Barb Castaneda Charlene Caughman Charlene aughman Giguère Céline

Richard Chabot Martine Chalut Mary Anna Christensen Pamela Church Nancy Claridge Tom Claridge Kevin Cobb Cindy Cockerell Marielle Coeytaux Britton Mary E. Cole Debra Mitchell Cook Rachel Cook Mary Cooper Lauren Corbitt Darlene Corey Gisèle Côté Sue Cottrell Diane Cowan Debbie Cox Jack Cummings Judy Cummings Barbara Damon Keith Robert Damon Cailly Danahy Paula Darby William Dawson William Dawson Greg Day Jane Day Gretchen De Limur Carmelina DeLorenzo-Crowe Donald Deschênes Louise Deschênes Daniel Dickman Rebecca Dickman Carmen Disho Mary Dixon Priscilla Dominguez Lily Douglas Sylvie Dubé Myriam Dupont Dawnine Dyer Marilyn Eberly Debbie Ernisse Dorothy Evans John Evans Nanette Fahler James Favero Randy Favero Timothy Felchle Felipe Feldmar

Suzanne Ferland Douglas S. Fleeton Jesse Flores Tammy Fode Pascale Forgues Majorique Fortin Jean Fought Sandra Fowler John Franklin Dianne Fraser Pat Friday Jeff Furlong Kyle Gallien August Garritano Laura Gasboro Andrew Gerber Matthew Gerlach Robert Gibbs Susan Gibbs Celine Gluth Sarah Gluth Sue Goetz Rebecca Goff Evie Goltz Elly de Graaff Kath Gradwell David Graham Jim Graves John Griffin Ardell Grimm Daniel Hadley Margi Hafer Chris Hall Dan Hall Gladys Haney Lori Hanzelka Christina Hardaway Mary Hartl Imants Hausmanis John Hawkins Marianna Hawkins Mary Haydon Sue Heaton Nadine Hendricks Anges Hermanson Anges Hermanson Melissa Hilton Angela Hodge Nicole Holt Sharon Holzknecht Robin Holzner Kim Hoobler Roy Hoobler Lynn Hooper Suzanne Houde Linda Hughes

Al Huizinga Mary Huizinga Carol Hulcoop Nancy Humphrey Tom Hunter Ingrid Iverson Millie Janka Julie Johnson Kerri Johnson Tim Johnson Allyson Johnston Kathleen Johnston François Jolicoeur Paula Jones Angela Jordan Sherry Jourdan Janice Jowers Gerry Lou Kania Jan Kappmeyer Jenny Karnezis Joe Keefner Kathy Keleshian Bec Kimpton Joan Kimpton Dave Knol Christopher Koenig Junko Komatsubara Kate Krause Vicki Kreis Sarah Krumbach Allyson Kuechmann James Kuechmann Glenn Kueltzo Shannon Kuleto Carol Lambert Michel Langevin Louise Laprise Sue Leavy R. Lee Larry LeFaiver John Lemke Mary Leonard Martine Lévesque Joan LibsackMaynard Jennifer Benson Lopansri Tami Losoncy Debbie Luff Curtis Lund Joan Lundy Harvey Lyon Marsha Maggio Anne Mahoney David Mahoney Pierre Marcoux

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William Martin Carol Mathew Sue Mathews Marjorie Mathieu Sylvain Matte Joyce McClurg Jeanne McConnell Daniel McFee Michael McGinn Katie McGuire Menges Heather McInnes Melissa McInnes Weedell McIntosh Carole McNab Cathy McLain Drury Elizabeth McNair Elayne Merla Lisa Messaglia Eric Meyer Dave Mezykowski Katherine Mierop Toni Miller Denis Milonas Jan Minardi Collin Mohney Beverly Moon Deloma Moore Jacqueline Moore Denis Morin Kay Mosher Diane Muller Abigail Nase Mary Ellen Naumczik Earnest Neal Ann Nelson Isidore Neubecker Josephine Neubecker Bob Nieland Jeanne Nitz Rick Noel Terri Normand Jennifer Nugent Daniel Oakes JoAnna Odom Diana Ohlson Mike Oliver Mary Ellen Organ Marilyn O’Rourke Ruth O’Shea

Lindsey Ostermiller Shelley Ostermiller Karen Osuch Judith Overbeek Lisa Owens Steve Parrish Mary Helen Parsons Mariia Pechenova Bob Pechinski Jenny Penttila Sally Peterken Dorothy Petersen Edith Picard Vivian Pirchner Jamie Platte Jackie Pletsch Tonya Plummer Barbara Pollari Chantal Pouliot Taylor Powell Maria Wirkus Priesley Ann Pritchard Sharon Proudfoot Debra Pylypiw Aline Racine Frank Rago Helen Rago Martha Rago Sylvie Rancourt Jason Randall Ally Randolph Ken Reed Marianna Reed Sarah Reilly Emma Rentz Catherine Ann Reyes Wirkus Barry J. Rice Teresa Richards Shelley Rink Bob Robertson Cody Marshall Robinson Mackenzie Robinson Carrie Rock Donna Roesel Joseph Romano Judy Romano Fran Ross John Rothenberger

Jean-Yves Roy Andris Rubenis Teresa Ryan Steve Sargent Lina Sawaqed Rachel Scanlon Wanda Scharmen Ryan Schmidt Annette Schmit Alexander Schweim Andrea Schweim Randy Seiss Julie Sellers Stephen Shoff Cindy Shrader Peter D. Sims Kendra Slatten Mary Smigulec Marcia Smiley Chauncey Smith Deborah Smith Jonathan Smith Linda Smith Pamela C. Smith Phyllis Smith Sharon Smith Alan Smithee Maria Snow Caroline Sparks Linda Stagg Lily Staker Debbie Steele Cindy Stetins Gary Stewart Sue Stewart Mary Stockwell Deanna Stroth Michelle Sutter Cynthia Swanson Timothy Swanson David Sydlik Sussanna Taarea Tanya Taylor Suzette Tenefrancia John Texter Tracy Texter Denis Thériault Hannah Thomas Michelle Thomas Andrea Thompson Rosella Thompson

Darren Thomson Bonnie Thoreen Laura Thorne Melissa Thornock Erik Torkelson Denise Tousignant Donna Trevino Valerie Tripp Jennifer Trottman Diane Turnbough Karen Tustin Sharon Tuttle Janet Ulrich Bob Utter Carolyn Vale Vivian Van Donk France Villeneuve Lorainne Villeneuve Mary Jo Vinquist Michael Vivrette Jodee Vragel Deborah Wagoner Caroline Waldmann Mary Wallace Mary Lou Warfield Kathy Warner Callie Welstead Bryce Werntz John Wervers Jason Westen Don Whittaker Jeannine Whittaker Mary Wieter-Hord Sandy Wilkin Heather Will Kathleen Williams Lynn Williams Robert Williams Beclee Wilson Cathy Wilson Katherine Anne Wintersgill Ken Witowski Noreen Wood Sylvie Wood Al Woods Erma Woolsey Finley Woolston Julie Worthington Hal Yarbrough Robbie Zinn

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors as of October 19, 2016. Any questions regarding missing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.

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DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK (DCINY) Founded by Iris Derke and Jonathan Griffith, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is the leading producer of dynamically charged musical excellence. With its unforgettable concert experiences in renowned venues, empowering educational programs, and its global community of

artists and audiences, DCINY changes lives through the power of performance. For more information about Distinguished Concerts International New York, and upcoming DCINY musical events around the world, please visit: www.DCINY.org.

DCINY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder, Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Danuta Gross, Director of Finance & Administration Kevin Taylor, Director of Program Development James M. Meaders, Associate Artistic Director & Conductor Jason Mlynek, Associate Director of Program Development Mark Riddles, Program Development Katie Sims, Program Development Julia Falkenburg, Program Development Maria Braginsky, Program Development Assistant

Kimberly Preiss, Program Development Assistant Jeff Binner, Program Development Assistant Andrea Niederman, Associate Director of Marketing, Box office & Promotions Katherine Shen, Box Office & Marketing Assistant DeAnna Choi, Office Operations Manager, Accounting & Billing Samm Vella, Interim Production Manager Marisa Tornello, Concert Operations Associate Thomas Reinman, Concert Operations Gary Crowley, Graphic Design & Website Hannah Damron, Intern

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DCINY 2016–2017 Concert Series Please join us for one of our upcoming events: Monday Evening, November 28, 2016, at 7:00 Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Go Sing It on the Mountain Gabriel Fauré: Requiem James D. Moyer, Director Featuring Pennsbury High School Concert Choir (PA) Pepper Choplin: Go Sing It on the Mountain (NY Premiere) Pepper Choplin, Composer/Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Sunday Afternoon, January 15, 2017, at 2:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall The Music of Sir Karl Jenkins: Aberfan, Cantata Memoria (North American Premiere) Karl Jenkins: Requiem Karl Jenkins: Cantata Memoria For the Children (North American Premiere) Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Karl Jenkins, DCINY Composer-in-Residence Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Monday Evening, January 16, 2017 at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Reflections of Peace Joseph Haydn: Missa In Anguistiis (Lord Nelson Mass) Catherine Sailer, Guest Conductor Kim André Arnesen: Requiem James M. Meaders, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Flutopia Wind Ensemble Jennifer Lapple, Director Sunday Afternoon, February 19, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall The Glory of Freedom Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom Lee Nelson, Guest Conductor Francis Poulenc: Gloria Erin Freeman, DCINY Debut Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra James Mick, Director

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